AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based investment firm Disrupt Equity has purchased Array Apartments, a 369-unit multifamily property in Austin’s Riverside District. The property was built in 1973 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The amenity package comprises two pools, two dog parks, a sports court, clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining areas and onsite laundry facilities. Disrupt Equity’s in-house team will manage the property, and the new ownership also plans to implement a value-add program. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Florida-based investment firm DLP Capital and Dallas-based Elevate Commercial Investment Group have acquired Domain at Morgan’s Landing, a 350-unit apartment community located in the eastern Houston suburb of La Porte. Built in 2021, the garden-style property houses one-, two- and three-bedroom units and offers amenities such as a pool, movie screening room, lounge with billiards and poker tables, fitness center, video arcade, a dog park and outdoor grilling stations. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Meadows at Ferguson, a 264-unit apartment complex in northeast Dallas. Built in 1983, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. According to Apartments.com, residences have an average size of 825 square feet, and amenities include a pool, playground and picnic areas. Doug Banerjee, Jack Stone and Andrew Mueller represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add plan.
PLANO, TEXAS — Ziegler has arranged $197.7 million in bond financing for The Outlook at Windhaven Forefront Living, a seniors housing community in Plano. The property, which is in development, will comprise 153 independent living apartments, 30 independent living cottages, 32 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The financing comprises $109.5 million of tax-exempt bonds, $88.2 million of tax-exempt mandatory paydown securities and $1.3 million in taxable bonds, all of which were sold publicly to institutional investors. The borrower is Forefront Living.
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a portfolio of 23 light industrial buildings totaling 711,399 square feet that are located throughout the Houston area. The properties provide access to major transportation arteries such as Interstates 10, 45 and 610, as well as the Sam Houston Tollway and U.S. Highways 290 and 59. The Class B portfolio was 76 percent leased at the time of sale to 125 tenants with footprints ranging in size from 833 to 24,439 square feet. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Los Angeles-based lender PCCP LLC provided a $72 million acquisition loan for the deal.
WYLIE, TEXAS — Richmond, Va.-based investment firm 37th Parallel Properties has acquired Creekside South, a 252-unit apartment complex in Wylie, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Built in 2015, Creekside South offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of 936 square feet and amenities such as a pool and outdoor lounge. Cutt Ableson of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of 37th Parallel. The seller was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Viva Max, a 240-unit multifamily property in northwest San Antonio. Viva Max features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 733 square feet. The amenity package comprises a pool, clubhouse, picnic area, onsite laundry facilities, a playground and package handling services. Jim Young and Chase Easley of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. New York-based River Rock Capital purchased the asset for an undisclosed price with plans to implement a value-add program. Viva Max was roughly 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.
VICTORIA, TEXAS — Northmarq has negotiated the sale of Stratford Place, a 110-unit apartment complex in Victoria, about 100 miles north of Corpus Christi. The property was built in 1980 and consists of 10 two-story buildings. Moses Siller, Zar Haro, Phillip Grafe and Bryan VanCura of Northmarq represented the seller, 3CM Multifamily, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale, including the name of the buyer, were not disclosed.
Amazon recently reconfigured and consolidated its network of warehouses, and many other retailers followed suit. The result? The outlook for industrial real estate, particularly retail warehouses, is now more difficult to interpret. Many retail clients are repositioning their supply chains to help avoid slowdowns and a potential International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA) union strike on the West Coast. This change has merged with a corporate need to find additional options for shipping and transport (especially as prices for transportation and industrial rents rise). The demand for industrial space has increased rapidly in less “congested” areas. As economic uncertainty continues, there is a shift towards tertiary markets for industrial real estate. This change provides significant opportunities for industrial investors, says Steve Pastor, VP of global supply chain, and ports/rail logistics/consultant at NAI James E. Hanson, who serves as NAI Global Industrial Council Chair. Investors and developers may be able to take advantage of a pause in a highly competitive field, in tertiary markets that have been traditionally less expensive than major and core markets. Amazon’s Impact News of Amazon’s plans to scale back its acquisition of industrial space (and to sublease its existing property to other retailers) has given some users opportunities …
AUSTIN AND BEE CAVE, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of three self-storage facilities totaling approximately 1,600 units that are located in the Austin area. Two of the properties are located within the city limits at 8200 S. I-35 Service Road and 8327 S. Congress Ave., and the third is located in the western suburb of Bee Cave. The properties traded as part of a portfolio sale that totaled 6,550 units across 11 facilities, with the other eight assets being located in California and Oregon. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Matthew Wheeler, Adam Roossien and Jake Kinnear of JLL represented the seller, Pegasus Group, in the portfolio sale to California-based SecureSpace Self Storage.